tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post803555247969157751..comments2024-03-27T22:53:00.759+01:00Comments on A Hippo On the Lawn: I Think, Therefore I Am. At least I think so...Hippohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-12920919879200203032014-08-19T08:07:01.361+01:002014-08-19T08:07:01.361+01:00In the interest of saving you a vet bill - don'...In the interest of saving you a vet bill - don't feed any dog cooked rib bones :) They have a tendency to splinter and cause untold damage and pain. Raw bones are fine :)<br />Is the UK ready for your return we should ask ;) I guess we can handle it as long as you continue to blog about your rather colourful and entertaining life (made all the more entertaining by poisoned toes and near death) though I suspect life in the UK will be a tad boring in comparison.<br />Enjoy the ribs!Lindachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17307042289297886569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-23016291086851490732014-08-09T01:10:43.382+01:002014-08-09T01:10:43.382+01:00I would have thought that with a name like Don Alv...I would have thought that with a name like Don Alviti, someone in the Family could give me advice!Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-69581581259083624462014-08-09T01:09:31.080+01:002014-08-09T01:09:31.080+01:00Western Union are even worse. Western Union are even worse. Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-72189251718096195252014-08-09T01:08:20.500+01:002014-08-09T01:08:20.500+01:00I am very sorry about your father.
If it was just...I am very sorry about your father.<br /><br />If it was just me, I would soldier on here but I have to accept that with the children I will need a firmer foothold in England.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-20831632323491764152014-08-09T01:02:05.325+01:002014-08-09T01:02:05.325+01:00I used to write all this stuff pissed out my head ...I used to write all this stuff pissed out my head so I see no reason why it shouldn't read better pissed!Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-29630377226837196402014-08-08T19:09:04.346+01:002014-08-08T19:09:04.346+01:00Had a big catch up on your blog and im glad you...Had a big catch up on your blog and im glad you're on the mend. Money laundering you want hey...? As for the ribs they sound great by me. Trouble is if you get them from the Chinese its like someones chewed them first!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-28516012482755240202014-08-08T05:36:17.324+01:002014-08-08T05:36:17.324+01:00I think the bank is passing the buck, so to speak....I think the bank is passing the buck, so to speak. All errant wires here get investigated by the sending bank. How would the receiving bank know which banks it was routed through by your bank....just saying. Good luck with the wire.bbarnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399421440007975826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-61093634142297012622014-08-07T10:34:08.450+01:002014-08-07T10:34:08.450+01:00I am just about coming to the end of my three week...I am just about coming to the end of my three week stint in UK, the final two in Scotland. The latter have been completely dominated by visits to and related to my father. He was discharged from hospital yesterday after three weeks and in the days leading up to that my brother and I have been trying to sort out his affairs including putting him into a care home yesterday. It has all been emotionally and physically draining, but we do both feel it's the right decision, and finally yesterday, I think he did too. Whilst he still has the option of going back to his own house, with the limited carer facilities he has in place, I think he will not leave the present "home", and I suspect he will not be with us very long.<br /><br />Which of course makes returning to Thailand on Sunday rather difficult. But one can't hang on as is a death vigil.<br /><br />In between all of that there have been glorious days, (such as today), reminding us how great it is to be here in the summer, and of all the things one misses about Blighty.<br /><br />If I could manage it, I too would set up shop here, for more frequent visits, but so far staying with my brother and renting decent places before or after has fitted the bill very well; you just shut it up and leave. The Bangkok flat is the same, with the maid going in to check on things and supervise cleaning projects. columnisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-28330653583209224232014-08-06T17:37:29.888+01:002014-08-06T17:37:29.888+01:00I admit I couldn't read all this because I cou...I admit I couldn't read all this because I couldn't be arsed either and I am half pissed in any case. I hope the Stag you are buying has had the head modified. When I was a stockbroker I used to deal with a client in Nigeria; my office manager used to have apoplexy each time the fax machine started to roll with a fax from Nigeria. I had other clients in Africa and he was always terrified of what I was doing wherever they lived. Money laundering regulations went stupid and eventually ruined the job. Good to see a post from you even if I can hardly read it. I didn't know Harpenden was full of Poles. I thought they all lived in Norfolk.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-55045151257599839432014-08-06T11:54:47.811+01:002014-08-06T11:54:47.811+01:00I don't think JC was too fond of them either. ...I don't think JC was too fond of them either. For a lot less I could buy a Citroen C6, ride in comfort and still be different. JC liked C6's.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-82983035700540792362014-08-06T11:28:26.701+01:002014-08-06T11:28:26.701+01:00I suppose I should be saying whoopie-doo! A Triump...I suppose I should be saying whoopie-doo! A Triumph Stag! Brilliant car! But I am not Jeremy Clarkson. A car of that age is bound to have ailments that will need attending to on a regular basis. In contrast, you could get a useful, reliable more modern car for the same price or less with four seats and a hatchback to enable the transportation of hitherto unimagined things. Perhaps I am a party pooper but in my view a car is simply something that gets us from A to B, safely and efficiently. The Triumph Stag is like a toy for big boys.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-35567971805757942022014-08-06T01:02:07.435+01:002014-08-06T01:02:07.435+01:00Email meEmail meJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-90768349842770361202014-08-05T17:32:30.576+01:002014-08-05T17:32:30.576+01:00I know. Stags are like many of my previous wives ...I know. Stags are like many of my previous wives and girlfriends, beautiful but dangerously flawed and ultimately bloody expensive...Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-14641466515362647362014-08-05T13:18:07.847+01:002014-08-05T13:18:07.847+01:00I only mentioned the 2 above because I'd heard...I only mentioned the 2 above because I'd heard such awful reports about the Stag.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-46864868657896306292014-08-05T12:54:04.867+01:002014-08-05T12:54:04.867+01:00Does Kay have a blog or, like me, does she get too...Does Kay have a blog or, like me, does she get too depressed to find anything nice to write about?Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-70760081265360837772014-08-05T12:52:12.834+01:002014-08-05T12:52:12.834+01:00Yes, I remember the Not The Nine O Clock News spoo...Yes, I remember the Not The Nine O Clock News spoof of the British Coal advert: Come home to a real fire, buy a cottage in Wales!<br /><br /><br />Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-38216179724587859592014-08-05T12:47:05.266+01:002014-08-05T12:47:05.266+01:00Harpenden? That's in Essex isn't it? I w...Harpenden? That's in Essex isn't it? I was hoping to find a place where they spoke English, not Polish.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-90580183138224571902014-08-05T12:45:39.905+01:002014-08-05T12:45:39.905+01:00You would get the red carpet treatment all the way...You would get the red carpet treatment all the way up to the aircraft...Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-24811777083641240372014-08-05T12:44:01.126+01:002014-08-05T12:44:01.126+01:00So am ISo am IHippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-23321685439964203812014-08-05T12:42:53.093+01:002014-08-05T12:42:53.093+01:00It is hard to sensibly justify a flawed BL car whe...It is hard to sensibly justify a flawed BL car when the tough-as-old-boots and supremely elegant Mercedes R107 can be had.<br /><br />Sorry to hear about your boy's experience.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-18105795337740932162014-08-05T12:36:54.958+01:002014-08-05T12:36:54.958+01:00Hmm, I might have to marry Marcia so they will let...Hmm, I might have to marry Marcia so they will let her in...Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-41831045833920749292014-08-05T12:36:06.415+01:002014-08-05T12:36:06.415+01:00Actually, I am warming to the idea of buying land ...Actually, I am warming to the idea of buying land and building.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-9882127383481825792014-08-05T12:35:26.375+01:002014-08-05T12:35:26.375+01:00Wherever it is stored, it is the getting it back i...Wherever it is stored, it is the getting it back into UK that is the issue.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-52763815324843900342014-08-05T12:34:33.859+01:002014-08-05T12:34:33.859+01:00I prefer the dark one too.I prefer the dark one too.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-85429329656297182352014-08-05T12:33:16.060+01:002014-08-05T12:33:16.060+01:00No doubt if there is a hard way to get back I will...No doubt if there is a hard way to get back I will find it!Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.com